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Chen C, Fan N, Xu C, Shao S, Shi G, Zhou Y, Wei Y, Wu L, Wang B, Shi J, Zhang T. A synthetic derivative of bioactive constituents from Isatis indigotica ameliorates hypersensitivity and arthritis by inhibiting JAK2-STAT3 pathway in mice. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 124:110884. [PMID: 37660593 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
Abstract
The JAK-STAT pathway plays a crucial role in the signaling cascade associated with various cytokines that have been implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). Among the isoforms of JAKs, the JAK2 subtype is primarily responsible for the function of hematopoietic system cells, making it a significant target in the treatment of MPN. However, the precise regulatory role of JAK2 in inflammatory diseases requires further investigation and confirmation. The current study employed a selective JAK2 inhibitor, ZT55, derived from Isatis indigotica roots, to examine its regulatory effects on inflammatory and immune responses in delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) and arthritis in mice. To evaluate the efficacy of ZT55 treatment, DNFB-induced DTH and collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse models were utilized. T cells were cultured and subsequently analyzed for proliferation and activation using flow cytometry and EdU assay. Additionally, the maturation and function of dendritic cells were assessed through flow cytometry and ELISA. Our findings indicate that ZT55 significantly reduced DNFB-induced DTH and attenuated inflammation, cartilage degradation, and bone destruction in CIA mice. Moreover, ZT55 was found to inhibit the proliferation and activation of T cells and the maturation of dendritic cells by regulating the JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway. These results suggest that selectively targeting the JAK2 isoform could have anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects by regulating the adaptive and innate immune responses via the JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway. Therefore, ZT55 has the potential to be a promising pharmaceutical candidate for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
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- Chengjuan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
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A Comprehensive Overview of Globally Approved JAK Inhibitors. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14051001. [PMID: 35631587 PMCID: PMC9146299 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14051001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Janus kinase (JAK) is a family of cytoplasmic non-receptor tyrosine kinases that includes four members, namely JAK1, JAK2, JAK3, and TYK2. The JAKs transduce cytokine signaling through the JAK-STAT pathway, which regulates the transcription of several genes involved in inflammatory, immune, and cancer conditions. Targeting the JAK family kinases with small-molecule inhibitors has proved to be effective in the treatment of different types of diseases. In the current review, eleven of the JAK inhibitors that received approval for clinical use have been discussed. These drugs are abrocitinib, baricitinib, delgocitinib, fedratinib, filgotinib, oclacitinib, pacritinib, peficitinib, ruxolitinib, tofacitinib, and upadacitinib. The aim of the current review was to provide an integrated overview of the chemical and pharmacological data of the globally approved JAK inhibitors. The synthetic routes of the eleven drugs were described. In addition, their inhibitory activities against different kinases and their pharmacological uses have also been explained. Moreover, their crystal structures with different kinases were summarized, with a primary focus on their binding modes and interactions. The proposed metabolic pathways and metabolites of these drugs were also illustrated. To sum up, the data in the current review could help in the design of new JAK inhibitors with potential therapeutic benefits in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
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Gerstenberger BS, Ambler C, Arnold EP, Banker ME, Brown MF, Clark JD, Dermenci A, Dowty ME, Fensome A, Fish S, Hayward MM, Hegen M, Hollingshead BD, Knafels JD, Lin DW, Lin TH, Owen DR, Saiah E, Sharma R, Vajdos FF, Xing L, Yang X, Yang X, Wright SW. Discovery of Tyrosine Kinase 2 (TYK2) Inhibitor (PF-06826647) for the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases. J Med Chem 2020; 63:13561-13577. [PMID: 32787094 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) is a member of the JAK kinase family that regulates signal transduction downstream of receptors for the IL-23/IL-12 pathways and type I interferon family, where it pairs with JAK2 or JAK1, respectively. On the basis of human genetic and emerging clinical data, a selective TYK2 inhibitor provides an opportunity to treat autoimmune diseases delivering a potentially differentiated clinical profile compared to currently approved JAK inhibitors. The discovery of an ATP-competitive pyrazolopyrazinyl series of TYK2 inhibitors was accomplished through computational and structurally enabled design starting from a known kinase hinge binding motif. With understanding of PK/PD relationships, a target profile balancing TYK2 potency and selectivity over off-target JAK2 was established. Lead optimization involved modulating potency, selectivity, and ADME properties which led to the identification of the clinical candidate PF-06826647 (22).
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- Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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Myelofibrosis-Related Anemia: Current and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies. Hemasphere 2017; 1:e1. [PMID: 31723730 PMCID: PMC6745971 DOI: 10.1097/hs9.0000000000000001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Myelofibrosis (MF) is a clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorder characterized by pathological myeloproliferation and aberrant cytokine production resulting in progressive fibrosis, inflammation, and functional compromise of the bone marrow niche. Patients with MF develop splenomegaly (due to extramedullary hematopoiesis), hypercatabolic symptoms (due to overexpression of inflammatory cytokines), and anemia (due to bone marrow failure and splenic sequestration). MF remains curable only with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT), a therapy that few MF patients are deemed fit to undergo. The goals of treatment are thus often palliative. The approval of the JAK inhibitor ruxolitinib has done much to address the burden of splenomegaly and constitutional symptoms of patients with MF; however, therapy-related anemia is often an anticipated downside. Anemia thus remains a challenge in the management of MF and represents a major unmet need. Intractable anemia depresses quality of life, portends poor outcomes, and can act to restrict access to palliative JAK inhibition in some patients. While therapies for MF-related anemia do exist, they are limited in their efficacy, durability, and tolerability. Therapies currently in development promise improved anemia-specific outcomes; however, are still early in the pathway to regulatory approval and regular clinical use. In this review, we will discuss established and emerging treatments for MF-related anemia. We will give particular attention to developmental therapies which herald significant progress in the understanding and management of MF-related anemia.
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Momelotinib inhibits ACVR1/ALK2, decreases hepcidin production, and ameliorates anemia of chronic disease in rodents. Blood 2017; 129:1823-1830. [PMID: 28188131 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-09-740092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Patients with myelofibrosis (MF) often develop anemia and frequently become dependent on red blood cell transfusions. Results from a phase 2 study for the treatment of MF with the Janus kinase 1/2 (JAK1/2) inhibitor momelotinib (MMB) demonstrated that MMB treatment ameliorated anemia, which was unexpected for a JAK1/2 inhibitor, because erythropoietin-mediated JAK2 signaling is essential for erythropoiesis. Using a rat model of anemia of chronic disease, we demonstrated that MMB treatment can normalize hemoglobin and red blood cell numbers. We found that this positive effect is driven by direct inhibition of the bone morphogenic protein receptor kinase activin A receptor, type I (ACVR1), and the subsequent reduction of hepatocyte hepcidin production. Of note, ruxolitinib, a JAK1/2 inhibitor approved for the treatment of MF, had no inhibitory activity on this pathway. Further, we demonstrated the effect of MMB is not mediated by direct inhibition of JAK2-mediated ferroportin (FPN1) degradation, because neither MMB treatment nor myeloid-specific deletion of JAK2 affected FPN1 expression. Our data support the hypothesis that the improvement of inflammatory anemia by MMB results from inhibition of ACVR1-mediated hepcidin expression in the liver, which leads to increased mobilization of sequestered iron from cellular stores and subsequent stimulation of erythropoiesis.
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Winton EF, Kota V. Momelotinib in myelofibrosis: JAK1/2 inhibitor with a role in treating and understanding the anemia. Future Oncol 2016; 13:395-407. [PMID: 27785927 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2016-0417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Myelofibrosis (MF) is a chronic malignancy of the blood-forming system caused by hyperactivation of JAK2/STAT signaling pathway. Small-molecule inhibitors of JAK2 can variably ameliorate MF-related symptoms caused by chronic inflammation and hepatosplenomegaly. Anemia is a significant problem and adverse prognostic factor in over a third of MF patients and is often worsened by JAK2 inhibitors. The JAK1/2 inhibitor momelotinib unexpectedly resulted in reduction of anemia in MF patients during Phase I/II trials. Current Phase III trials will be the basis for seeking regulatory approval of momelotinib during 2017. Studies to determine how momelotinib improves anemia are underway, potentially leading to expanded momelotinib use and/or development of other targeted therapies for treating anemia in MF and related diseases.
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- Elliott F Winton
- Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Shi J, Yuan B, Hu W, Lodish H. JAK2 V617F stimulates proliferation of erythropoietin-dependent erythroid progenitors and delays their differentiation by activating Stat1 and other nonerythroid signaling pathways. Exp Hematol 2016; 44:1044-1058.e5. [PMID: 27473563 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2016.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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JAK2 V617F is a mutant-activated JAK2 kinase found in most polycythemia vera (PV) patients; it skews normal proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells and simulates aberrant expansion of erythroid progenitors. JAK2 V617F is known to activate some signaling pathways not normally activated in mature erythroblasts, but there has been no systematic study of signal transduction pathways or gene expression in erythroid cells expressing JAK2 V617F undergoing erythropoietin (Epo)-dependent terminal differentiation. Here we report that expression of JAK2 V617F in murine fetal liver Epo-dependent progenitors allows them to divide approximately six rather than the normal approximately four times in the presence of Epo, delaying their exit from the cell cycle. Over time, the number of red cells formed from each Epo-dependent progenitor increases fourfold, and these cells eventually differentiate into normal enucleated reticulocytes. We report that purified fetal liver Epo-dependent progenitors express many cytokine receptors additional to the EpoR. Expression of JAK2 V617F triggers activation of Stat5, the only STAT normally activated by Epo, as well as activation of Stat1 and Stat3. Expression of JAK2 V617F also leads to transient induction of many genes not normally activated in terminally differentiating erythroid cells and that are characteristic of other hematopoietic lineages. Inhibition of Stat1 activation blocks JAK2 V617F hyperproliferation of erythroid progenitors, and we conclude that Stat1-mediated activation of nonerythroid signaling pathways delays terminal erythroid differentiation and permits extended cell divisions.
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- Jiahai Shi
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA; Departments of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA; Departments of Biology and Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA.
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Engert A, Balduini C, Brand A, Coiffier B, Cordonnier C, Döhner H, de Wit TD, Eichinger S, Fibbe W, Green T, de Haas F, Iolascon A, Jaffredo T, Rodeghiero F, Salles G, Schuringa JJ. The European Hematology Association Roadmap for European Hematology Research: a consensus document. Haematologica 2016; 101:115-208. [PMID: 26819058 PMCID: PMC4938336 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2015.136739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The European Hematology Association (EHA) Roadmap for European Hematology Research highlights major achievements in diagnosis and treatment of blood disorders and identifies the greatest unmet clinical and scientific needs in those areas to enable better funded, more focused European hematology research. Initiated by the EHA, around 300 experts contributed to the consensus document, which will help European policy makers, research funders, research organizations, researchers, and patient groups make better informed decisions on hematology research. It also aims to raise public awareness of the burden of blood disorders on European society, which purely in economic terms is estimated at €23 billion per year, a level of cost that is not matched in current European hematology research funding. In recent decades, hematology research has improved our fundamental understanding of the biology of blood disorders, and has improved diagnostics and treatments, sometimes in revolutionary ways. This progress highlights the potential of focused basic research programs such as this EHA Roadmap.The EHA Roadmap identifies nine 'sections' in hematology: normal hematopoiesis, malignant lymphoid and myeloid diseases, anemias and related diseases, platelet disorders, blood coagulation and hemostatic disorders, transfusion medicine, infections in hematology, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. These sections span 60 smaller groups of diseases or disorders.The EHA Roadmap identifies priorities and needs across the field of hematology, including those to develop targeted therapies based on genomic profiling and chemical biology, to eradicate minimal residual malignant disease, and to develop cellular immunotherapies, combination treatments, gene therapies, hematopoietic stem cell treatments, and treatments that are better tolerated by elderly patients.
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- Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, United Kingdom
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- European Hematology Association, The Hague, the Netherlands
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon/Université de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France
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Debeurme F, Lacout C, Moratal C, Bagley RG, Vainchenker W, Adrian F, Villeval JL. JAK2 inhibition has different therapeutic effects according to myeloproliferative neoplasm development in mice. J Cell Mol Med 2015; 19:2564-74. [PMID: 26176817 PMCID: PMC4627562 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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JAK2 inhibition therapy is used to treat patients suffering from myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). Conflicting data on this therapy are reported possibly linked to the types of inhibitors or disease type. Therefore, we decided to compare in mice the effect of a JAK2 inhibitor, Fedratinib, in MPN models of increasing severity: polycythemia vera (PV), post-PV myelofibrosis (PPMF) and rapid post-essential thrombocythemia MF (PTMF). The models were generated through JAK2 activation by the JAK2(V617F) mutation or MPL constant stimulation. JAK2 inhibition induced a correction of splenomegaly, leucocytosis and microcytosis in all three MPN models. However, the effects on fibrosis, osteosclerosis, granulocytosis, erythropoiesis or platelet counts varied according to the disease severity stage. Strikingly, complete blockade of fibrosis and osteosclerosis was observed in the PPMF model, linked to correction of MK hyper/dysplasia, but not in the PTMF model, suggesting that MF development may also become JAK2-independent. Interestingly, we originally found a decreased in the JAK2(V617F) allele burden in progenitor cells from the spleen but not in other cell types. Overall, this study shows that JAK2 inhibition has different effects according to disease phenotypes and can (i) normalize platelet counts, (ii) prevent the development of marrow fibrosis/osteosclerosis at an early stage and (iii) reduce splenomegaly through blockage of stem cell mobilization in the spleen.
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- Franck Debeurme
- Inserm, U.1009, Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR), Université Paris XI, Villejuif, France
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- Inserm, U.1009, Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR), Université Paris XI, Villejuif, France
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- iBV, CNRS UMR7277, INSERM U1091, Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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- Inserm, U.1009, Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR), Université Paris XI, Villejuif, France
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- Inserm, U.1009, Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR), Université Paris XI, Villejuif, France
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Chen E, Mullally A. How does JAK2V617F contribute to the pathogenesis of myeloproliferative neoplasms? HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2014; 2014:268-276. [PMID: 25696866 DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2014.1.268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A decade on from the discovery of the JAK2V617F mutation in the majority of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), JAK2V617F is now firmly installed in the hematology curriculum of medical students and the diagnostic-testing algorithm of clinicians. Furthermore, the oral JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor ruxolitinib, rationally designed to target activated JAK2 signaling in MPN, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States for the past 3 years for the treatment of intermediate- and advanced-phase myelofibrosis. Notwithstanding this, JAK2V617F continues to stimulate the MPN research community and novel insights into understanding the mechanisms by which JAK2V617F contributes to the pathogenesis of MPN are continually emerging. In this chapter, we focus on recent advances in 4 main areas: (1) the molecular processes coopted by JAK2V617F to induce MPN, (2) the role that JAK2V617F plays in phenotypic diversity in MPN, (3) the functional impact of JAK2V617F on hematopoietic stem cells, and (4) therapeutic strategies to target JAK2V617F. Although great strides have been made, significant deficits still exist in our understanding of the precise mechanisms by which JAK2V617F-mutant hematopoietic stem cells emerge and persist to engender clonal hematopoiesis in MPN and in developing strategies to preferentially target the JAK2V617F-mutant clone therapeutically. Critically, although myelofibrosis remains arguably the greatest clinical challenge in JAK2V617F-mediated MPN, the current understanding of myelofibrosis-specific disease biology remains quite rudimentary. Therefore, many important biological questions pertaining to JAK2V617F will continue to engage and challenge the MPN research community in the coming decade.
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- Edwin Chen
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Tabarroki A, Lindner DJ, Visconte V, Zhang L, Rogers HJ, Parker Y, Duong HK, Lichtin A, Kalaycio ME, Sekeres MA, Mountantonakis SE, Heresi GA, Tiu RV. Ruxolitinib leads to improvement of pulmonary hypertension in patients with myelofibrosis. Leukemia 2014; 28:1486-93. [DOI: 10.1038/leu.2014.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Elevated C-reactive protein is associated with shortened leukemia-free survival in patients with myelofibrosis. Leukemia 2013; 27:2084-6. [PMID: 23828261 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2013.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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